Central African Republic: Militia fighters from the country’s Christian minority attacked a UN base for the second consecutive night. (Reuters)

Ivory Coast: Gunfire erupted in the country’s two main cities – Abidjan and Bouake – as the military pressed an operation aimed at ending a mutiny by soldiers demanding bonus payments. (Al-Jazeera)

South Sudan: The UN said USD 1.4B was needed this year alone to help the nearly two million people who have fled war and famine in the country. (AFP)

AMERICAS

Colombia: Spanish Defense Minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal began a two-day visit during which she confirmed Madrid’s support for the country’s peace process. (EFE)

Haiti: The government announced fuel price increases of up to 20 percent in an effort to shore up the country’s disastrous public finances. (AFP)

Venezuela: The country’s opposition urged the armed forces to consider dialogue, despite its loyalty to embattled President Nicolas Maduro. (AFP)

ASIA

Region: China’s President Xi Jinping appealed to foreign leaders at a forum on the Chinese Belt and Road trade initiative to resist pressure to close markets. (AP)

Region: China and Vietnam agreed to manage their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain peace in the South China Sea. (Reuters)

Japan: Okinawa marked the 45th anniversary of its reversion to Japanese rule amid protests against continued US military presence. (Kyodo)

Papua New Guinea: Seventeen prisoners were shot dead after a mass breakout at a jail in the country, with 57 still on the run. (AFP)

Philippines: Philippine lawmakers killed an impeachment complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity for the thousands of people who have died in his anti-drug crackdown. (AP)

EUROPE

Region: NATO arranged for a 27-country conference in Prague to discuss strategies to counter alleged Russian efforts to undermine western elections. (Guardian)

Region: European governments and companies appeared to avoid further fallout from a crippling global cyberattack, Europol said. (AFP)